Five animal rights activists were arrested Monday morning during a protest
blocking the road to the Oregon Health and Science University’s National Primate
Research Center in Beaverton.

Animal rights groups were protesting the center’s use of primates in medical
research. The demonstration included between 30 and 50 activists from groups
including the Portland Animal Defense League and national group Stop Animal
Exploitation Now.

The barrier included several activists hooked together through large tubes.
The tubes were placed in the road to the facility with activists lying several
feet apart.

Michael Budkie, co-founder of SAEN, said the protesters had been at the
facility for four hours prior to the arrests, starting at 8:30 a.m. The
activists set up a barrier to prevent traffic to and from the facility, though a
Hillsboro Police Report said that no traffic was disrupted and employees were
able to get to work as usual.